I figured I’d post this since this is a Suite Sixteen exclusive and also featured on Mistah FABs new mixtape Prince of The Coast.
Enjoy.
Set your DVR’s folks, “Freaknik Iz Back.” This musical/cartoon is about to be a smash! And I just found out Tha Bizness co-scored it… It’s obvious when you listen to the promo production…
Navjosh interviews Jake One about his new album with Freeway Stimulus Package and White Van 2.
This movement is undeniable.
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What: The 2009 Red Bull BIG Tune Nationals
Where: In ATL, at The Opera
Address: 1150 Peachtree St NE # B, Atlanta, GA 30309, (404) 874-3006
When: November 3rd
Who: The National Finalist
Phoenix: Winner and Runner Up, Lifted and Young Seph
Denver: Winner and Runner Up, Boon Doc and DJ Psycho
Chicago: Winner and Runner Up, J-Rell and J-Mac (No Picture)
Seattle: Winner and Runner Up, Marcus D and KDCutz
Minneapolis: Winner and Runner Up, Nicademus and G Mo
Detroit: Winner and Runner Up, Apollo Brown and Frank Dukes
New Orleans: Winner and Runner Up, Hannibal and Sky Scrapa
Las Vegas: Winner and Runner Up, DJ Finyl and Deuno
Why: Because we all want an opportunity to collaborate with an A-list recording artist at Red Bull Studios.
How: By playing the biggest tunes… Duh!!
By far the biggest event for (Up and Coming) producers this year! There’s some serious competition up there… Y’all be the judge though. Just click the links and see for yourself.
As for the producers in the battle that are reading this… Do your homework.
Did the famous StreetRunner really swagger jack my dude Marcus D? Peep…
I’m aware that samples get flipped, re-flipped and re-done several times by several different producers…that’s what happens with sampling, especially when the record isn’t extremely rare.
The only thing that rubs me the wrong way in this situation…is that I made this track about 8 months ago and sent it to one of the members in Slaughterhouse about 2 after that.
6 months later, it comes out on their album with similar drums, sequencing, bass line & sample (obviously pitched down), and in the credits it’s produced by a Grammy award winning producer. (StreetRunner)
I’m not necessarily saying they stole my beat…I have nothin but respect for the dudes and personally enjoy their music, but if something walks like a duck and sounds like a duck….
I’d like to hear some people’s opinions and feedback before I take the matter any further.
The 1st track is Slaughterhouse’s “Not Tonight”, and the 2nd track played is my beat.
Kuddie Fresh also has just “Freshened” up his page. Check it out…
“Since we are nearing the last quarter of the year, I thought I would switch gears. We decided lets just give the producers their own blog. Same concept just more about the producer and not Kuddie Fresh. So coming soon we will have that site up. As for the new direction of KuddieFresh.com, we will be taking it back to the origins of this blog. Everything Fresh will be the theme. I will be sharing with you a lot more about me. A lot more about the music & other stuff I am interested in.”
I know this is too much to read. I just felt it was appropriate to put it on the page.
MARCUS D TAKES FIRST PLACE AT SEATTLE RED BULL BIG
TUNE QUALIFIER
Top Two Seattle Qualifiers will move on to National Championship in Atlanta
Seattle, WA (August 1, 2009) — As temperatures soared on Friday night, the Pacific Northwest’s
heat wave only got hotter as 12 of the best producers in Seattle went head-to-head at Red Bull Big
Tune. With more than 650 hip-hop fans in attendance at The War Room and a line around the
block, the pounding bass kept heads nodding and made the balmy night bearable. Each of the 12
producers brought their own unique sound to the stage, but the night belonged to the youth, with
both first and second place going to producers under the age of twenty-one. Marcus D was
crowned the Seattle winner, narrowly besting KDCutz, who took second place. Both top two
producers will advance to the Red Bull Big Tune National Championship in Atlanta in October,
2009.
The Seattle event marked the fourth stop in a series of eight regional beat competitions designed to
find the most talented up-and-coming U.S. producer with the next “big tune.” Modeled after
Jamaican sound clashes, Red Bull Big Tune distinguishes itself from other beat battles by being a
full-fledged producer program that both provides a platform for emerging talent and works to
educate and inspire the next generation of music makers. Upcoming regional battles include events
in Long Beach, Detroit, Houston and Minneapolis.
“Before the event began, KDCutz and I decided we were going to be the last two standing, and it
turned out we were,” said Marcus D. “There were a lot of great beats played tonight, but the crowd
was with me. I’m so happy to have this opportunity and I’m excited to head to Atlanta!”
During a break in the beat battle, West Coast hip-hop legends BattleCat and DJ Quik took the stage
to give a lesson on the evolution of hip-hop. Both dug deep into their discography, treating fans to
some well-known older cuts and also introducing them to new original material. The crowd was in
sheer awe at seeing the two legends taking turns playing tracks and reminiscing about the
inspiration for creating them.
The winner of the Red Bull Big Tune National Championship receives an opportunity to
collaborate with a recording artist of his/her choice in the prestigious Red Bull Studios in Santa
Monica, Calif. Last year’s Red Bull Big Tune winner opted to work with rapper Nas. Other artists
available for collaboration included Young Buck, Redman and Talib Kweli.
Big Tune began in 2004 as the brainchild of DJ/producer/emcee—Vitamin D and hip hop visionary/
event producer Jonathan Moore – with the purpose of bringing emerging and established talent to
the forefront. After three years of hosting thriving local battles in Seattle, they forged a creative
partnership with Red Bull and the event evolved into a dynamic national producer program.
Red Bull Big Tune made its national television debut on the BET Network last spring with a half-
hour show chronicling the 2008 national finals in New York City. All-star acts such as Digable,
Planets, Ghostface Killah, Alchemist and Sha Money made cameos.
Visit www.redbullbigtune.com to learn more and to find out who will earn the title of Red Bull Big
Tune National Champion in October. For press inquiries please contact: Scott Houston at
scott.houston@us.redbull.com (310- 740-7099).
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